Disaster Resilient Communities in Nepal by 2050

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International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR Day) 2014 Observed
The International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) is observed on 13th of October annually worldwide after the resolution made by The UN General Assembly.  The IDDR is a day to celebrate how...
Emergency Response Training to Hotel Sector Stakeholders
'Promoting Public Private Partnership for Earthquake Risk Management in Nepal (3PERM)'  program being implemented by NSET with the auspices of USAID/OFDA  has been able to sensitize...
NSET led three days of Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA) training at Bhaktapur
NSET has been undertaking community based disaster risk reduction activities for many years. NSET led three days of Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA) training from 26 to 28 Bhadra 2071 at...
AFL Nepal: Frontliners review Disaster Risk Management Plan and Program
Community frontliners from Ward No.12 of Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City intensively worked on finding ways to identify and tackle local risks. The participants from the community, local government,...
NSET signs MOU with Lalitpur Chamber of Commerce and Industries (LCCI)
Business community must come forward and work towards disaster risk reduction of the country to show that they are there not just for profit but for the betterment of the society at large as well...
One day orientation and sharing workshop on
One-day orientation and sharing workshop on Disaster Inventory/Information Management System in Nepal (Nepal DesInventar) was held on September 18, 2014. The workshop was jointly organized by...
Community Based Disaster Risk Management training held in Balthali, Kavre
NSET organized the five-day Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) training for community people. Training was held from 19th to 23rd Bhadra 2071 at Balthali Village Resort,...
Municipalities to work intensively for effective Building Code Implementation in the West
Planning workshop on Building Code Implementation in Municipalities concluded on September 19, 2014 at Nepalgunj with the development of framework of Action plans for effective implementation of...
Disaster Risk Management: Online Media Orientation
National Society for Earthquake Technology Nepal (NSET) recently oriented 26 online journalists on the role of “Online Media in Disaster Risk Management”. Through the Public Private...
Training Course for engineers and sub-engineers on Earthquake Resistant Building: Design and Evaluation and Planning Workshop at Biratnagar, Morang
NSET organized a three day training program for municipal engineers and sub-engineers on Earthquake Resistant Building: Design and Evaluation during August 24-26 followed by one day planning...
Students’ Summit 2014 concludes with Pokhara Declaration
Students’ Summit on Earthquake Safety -2014 concluded with Pokhara Declaration. Participating students have committed to contribute in spreading the theoretical and practical knowledge,...
Students’ Summit on Earthquake Safety, 2014 being held in Pokhara
This year’s edition of ‘Students’ Summit on Earthquake Safety -2014 has commenced in Pokhara from August 17-19, 2014. Chief Guest of the Inaugural session Dr. Dilli Ram Rimal,...
NSET orients NPL staff members on Earthquake Risk
NSET has oriented on earthquake risk and need of preparedness to the staff members of Nepal Pharmaceuticals Laboratory Pvt. Ltd (NPL) under 3PERM program in order to enhance the disaster resiliency...
NSET and HAN sign MOU
Hotel Industry, a major stake of national economy and considered to have the highest local private sector investment in Nepal with the recorded investment of around Rs. 100 billion is one of the...
Lalitpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry to enhance disaster resiliency
Discourse has been commenced to enhance the disaster resiliency of Commerce and Industry sector stakeholders associated with Lalitpur Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). From the disaster...
Vulnerability Capacity Assessment Training held in Thankot
Thankot VDC conducted a three-day Vulnerability Capacity Assessment Training program from 26 to 28 July 2014. The training was based on the Local Disaster Risk Management Planning (LDRMP) Guideline...
NSET trains masons & contractors on Earthquake Resistant Construction of Buildings
As a part of NSET's Building Code Implementation Program in Municipalities of Nepal (BCIPN) , a five-day training program, ‘Earthquake Resistant Construction of Building Training For Masons...
Hotel Industry to enhance disaster resiliency

Discourse has been commenced to enhance the disaster resiliency of Nepal's Tourism Industry, especially the Hotel Industry, a major stake of national economy and considered to have the highest...

Bhimeswor Municipality taking initiative towards implementing Building Code in the municipality
Bhimeswor Municipality conducted an interaction program on National Building Code implementation on 23 July 2014, at Bhimeshwar, Dolakha where the concerned stakeholders discussed on the...
Earthquake Orientation, Drill and Emergency Response Trainings Conducted for CIMMYT
The National Society for Earthquake Technology - Nepal (NSET) provided technical assistance to CIMMYT- International in order to train their Kathmandu central office staff and field staff in...
Safer Building Construction Camp
The Kathmandu Division Office of Department of Urban Development Building Construction (DUDBC) and Imadol Village Development Committee have jointly organized two day "Safer Building Construction...
Orientation program held in Panauti
Panauti Municipality conducted one day orientation program on Local Disaster Risk Management Planing (LDRMP) Guideline and National Building Code with technical support from National Society for...
School Strengthening program successfully held in Bhktapur
An inaugural ceremony for the strengthened building of Adarsha Ajad Higher Secondary School in Bhaktapur was organized on 10 July 2014. The building was strengthened under the School Safety Program...
Students of Social Work trained on Earthquake Risk Perception Survey
Orientation program on Earthquake Safety

NSET conducted a half day orientation program on Earthquake safety for the students and teachers of Nepal School of Social...
Staff of Spaces Magazine oriented
NSET orients media personnel and staff from Impressions Publishing Private Limited (Spaces Magazine) on "Earthquake Risk in Nepal and the Need for Preparedness" The Orientation program was...
DUDBC and NSET sign MoU for more comprehensive efforts
Realizing the fact that Nepal lies in high earthquake prone zone and promoting earthquake resistant construction can appreciably reduce the losses from the potential threat; Nepal Government,...
Orientation Program on Earthquake Preparedness and Response Planning
NSET conducted half a day orientation program on "Earthquake Preparedness and Response Plan" for DanChurchAid on 30 Jun 2014. 20 persons (14 male and 6 female) participated in the interactive...
NSET completes 21 years of Action
NSET celebrated 21st year of its institutional mission to enhance seismic safety of Nepal and the region. NSET celebrated the day as 'A day to reaffirm the Commitments to Earthquake Safety' at its...
NSET into soul searching and introspection
NSET is completing 20 years of establishment this year having gone through a journey, which has contributed in multiple dimensions towards achievement of its major objectives through incremental...
Engineers training on Earthquake Resistant Building Design and Construction in Butwal
A training course for Engineers and Sub-engineers on Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction of Building is being conducted in Butwal Municipality from 2 June 2014 to 4 June 2014. The training...

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